*Marvel: With issue #25 of Captain Marvel, Jim Starlin took over the series and kicked up what had been a failing series to a stratospheric level – beyond the stratosphere, in fact, as Starlin threw in all the elements he’d recently introduced in Iron Man #55 – Thanos, Mentor, Eros and the other denizens of Titan – to create a star-spanning cosmic saga with major consequences for the Marvel Universe in general. The contrast was marked, and readers responded, setting a precedent for cosmic crossover sagas which, for better or worse, have been with us ever since. Starlin’s run on Captain Marvel lasted from #25 to #34, and we have all but two of them new in (lacking only #32 and #34) including early appearances by Thanos, who became a major villain not only in the comics, but on the big screen. Depicted is #28 FN p £30; others, including some non-distributed issues scarce in the UK, may be found in our online listings. SORRY, THESE HAVE NOW SOLD